it isnt though shemale is aimed at trans women and people call drag queens shemale to insult them the same way faggot is aimed at gay men and people call straight men faggot to insult them the slur is a slur against trans women not gay men when gay men get called that its misplaced transphobia not homophobia however trans women can reclaim faggot bc the idea of calling a trans woman a slur aimed at a gay man is inherently transphobic im trans btw and you asked for the opinion of trans people